JOHN HOPKIN'S terrifying high-speed crash raised new safety questions about the fast left-hand Ramshoek corner, one of few remaining sections of the old track. The same corner had earlier accounted for Capirossi, putting him out of the race

AIRWAVES DUCATI star Leon Camier says he’s back to full fitness after his fall in qualifying for the last round of the domestic championship at Oulton Park three weeks ago.Camier had to sit out the races last time because he hit his head in the fall

GUY MARTIN'S hopes of getting in some fast laps at the Ulster GP were dashed yesterday after torrential rain hit the big bike practice.After a bright start to the day, the weather deteriorated and by the time practice was due to get underway at 1

pole position, his seventh in a row.“It’s a really strange one, because there’s been no impact on it,” said Stoner after the first day of practice. He tumbled at the last two races – Laguna Seca and Brno – but on neither occasion had he hit his wrist. I

A MANX GP competitor died after falling from his bike after hitting oil on the track during the Senior race, an inquest has heard.According to reports from the hearing by the BBC, a general warning flag was flown at the scene of the spillage from

of blood from an injury his abdominal area and the surgeon said he doesn’t know how he survived. He is definitely lucky to be alive. “He was taken down by another rider and then a number of riders hit the left side of his body. It was a fast right-hand bend

NEWLY ANNOUNCED MotoGP changes met with mixed responses, but riders were most concerned about the one-bike rule, and especially the effect on races hit by rain. Under current rules they can stop and switch to a rain-equipped machine. The new rule

elbow is also getting better after the hit De Angelis gave me in Qatar - there’s still some pain and stiffness but I hope it won’t be a problem in Japan. "My priority is still to reach full fitness so that I can ride at 100 per cent, and then we must

was exactly in that same point where Smrz ran straight ahead, hit me and no one did anything about it. I didn’t even want to race in the second heat, but then my good sense took over and I got onto the track anyway, despite all the controversy.”

the decision that it would be better for him to sit out Kyalami and get fit for USA. Troy suffered a horrific crash at the start of the first race in Monza and was hit in the back of the neck and head by another bike. He then had a high speed tumble